Strip feeding attachment



Alig. 15, 1944. MORSE 2,355,668

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STRIP FEEDING ATTACHMENT Filed July 21, 1941 s Sheets-Sheet 2 z INVENTOR NWEDQEAMMEE AT QRNEY Aug. 15, 1944. Y

K. P. MORSE STRIP FEEDING. ATTACHMENT Filed July 21, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR NETHPMORSE 6g Mam TORNEY Patented Aug. 15,- .1944

,aasasss s'rarr FEEDING ATTAQHMENT Kenneth P. Morse,.Dayton, Ohio, assignor to The Standard Register Go corporation of Ohio mpany, Dayton, Ohio, at

Application July: 21, 1941, Serial N0. 403,311 Claims... (01. 197 133) This inventionpertains to strip feeding and aligning devices for manifolding assemblies and 5 more particularly to a demountable attachment k for a writing or imprinting apparatus for advancing superposed strips of continuous series connected printed form stationery past the impres--- sion receiving position thereof and arresting. the strips with corresponding prescribed record re- 1 ceiving areas thereof in registry with each other and with the imprinting position of such apparatus.

The use of continuous series connected printed form stationery on typewriters, tabulatin'g, bookkeeping and addressing machines and analogous recording apparatus has become quite general. Such writing and imprinting apparatus is ordinarily equipped with .frictional feeding means for the record material and a rotary platen about which the stationery is advanced thereby.

However, modern commercial requirements, and

use of printed form stationery having restricted imprint receiving areas, necessitates positive control of the stationery and its arrest with preapparatus already in use, by which such machines may be adapted to alternate feeding operations.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pin type feeding attachment for writing and imprinting apparatus which is simple and compact in construction, of unitary form, and which may not only be economically manufactured, but

means may be employed successively upon the same manifolding assembly, and wherein the present pin type feeding unit is 50 disposed that neither the frictional feeding means nor the present pin type feeding device will interfere with norimpede the operation of the other, and will permit ready change from one feeding device to the other, whereby they may conjointly contribute to the strip feeding operation.

A further object of the invention is to provide adjustable record material guiding means by which the path of advancement of the record material may be varied either into or out of relation for engagement by the pin type feeding member.

A further object of the invention is to provide strip feeding means by which the course of the advancingstrip may be laterally varied and the device readily adapted to feeding record material of different widths.

A further object of the invention is to provide a strip feeding device having the advantageous structural. features and inherent meritorious characteristics and mode of operation herein mentioned.

With the above primary and other incidental objects in view as will more fully appear in the specification, the invention intended to be protected by Letters Patent consists of the features of construction, the parts and combinations thereof, and the mode of operation, or their equivalents, as hereinafter described or illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings,' wherein is shown the preferred but obviously not the only forms of embodiment of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a typical tabulating machine to which a pin type strip feeding attachment embodying the present invention has been applied.

Fig. 2 is a similar perspective view illustrating a demountable strip feeding unit embodying the present invention being removed from or restored to the imprinting machine.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a strip feeding unit disassociated from the imprinting apparatus.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a portion of the imprinting apparatus and the strip feeding device mounted thereon, illustrating the course of the record strips to and from imprinting posiion.

Fig.5 is a detail view of the driving and motion transmitting mechanism for actuating the feeding device in synchronism with the imprinting apparatus.

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f 'The present unit Fig. 6 is atop plan view of e the mechanism shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 illustrates a modification of the path of travel of the record strips past the imprinting position.

Fig.8 is a'perspective view of a modified form of the strip feeding unit.

. 9 is ayertical sectional view of the form of embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. 8.

'Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference throughout the several views.

The installation of the present pin type feeding unit upon a writing or printing machine havin conventional frictional record material feeding means enables the material to be advanced past the imprinting position, either positively with superposed plies of material in close registry and alignment with each other and with the imprint- J ingpositionjorimpositively without particular regard to registry and alignment.

There is thus provided optionally selective pin alone was utilized and it was necessary to engage the advance end of the record strip withthe pin type feedingdevice in the first instance. This is hum-- quite important when using consecutively bered record forms.

Likewise, when retracting the advanced strips as may be necessary to make corrections, the

strips-tend to buckle about the platen roll if the 'pin type-devicelocated beyond the platen roll alone is employed. Therefore, the frictional feeding means is eifectively used for such purpose:

and also to hold the record strips in adjusted re 1 lation while the advanced portions are disengaged from the pin type feeding device for purpose of making erasures. I w

Referring to the drawings, 1 is a typical tabulating machine, of which 2 is the platen roll andsuch size that the peripheral speed of the pin I and rearwardly of the platen roll 2, and the record strips 5 after passing about the platen roll and '1' the imprinting position, travel in an upwardly and rearwardly inclined path substantially tangential 3 indicates a series of frictional pressure rollers V which are manually adjustable into and out of cooperative relation with the platen roll. Such machines are motor equipped for continuous pow- .er operation. Back of the platen roll is theusual paper guide 4 over which the record material 5 is directed beneathand around the platen roll.2.f

The latter is-mountedfor bodily swinging move- Y ment into. and out of operative position, as shown m'Figs. 1 and 2. "It is to be understood that the out of engagement with the other studs, the frame may be bodily lifted from the machine.

, Mounted upon the transverse rotary shaft I is a pair of pin wheels [2, each having a complement of. radially disposed spaced pins II which are progressively engageable in marginal punched holes M in the record material 5. The pin wheels I: are axially adjustable upon the shaft 3 to vary their, relationv to accommodate record material of different widths, or to laterally change the path of travel of record material of a given width and effect alignment of prescribed areas with the imprinting position as may be desirable. The pin wheels are preferably, but not necessarily, secured in their adjusted positions by set screws II in the pin wheel hubs,,which engage in a spline or groove 16 in the shaft 9 and thereby not only lock the wheels in adjusted positions, but also maintain the pins l3 of the respective pin wheels in proper alignment. The shaft 9 and pin wheels 12 are rotated in unison with the platen 2.

' At one end. thereof inside the end plate 6, the shaft 9 carries" asprocket wheel l'l driven by a chain belt'llfroma corresponding sprocket I! mounted on the end plate 6 of the frame. The

second-sprocket I9 is connected to a gear 20 for unison rotation. The.gear20 meshes with an idler pinion 21 mounted on the frame of the imprinting machine, which in turn intermeshes with a driving gear" 22' upon the shaft of the rotary platen 2. The arrangement is such that the rotation of the platen roll-2 is transmitted to the shaft Sand pin wheels l2 thereon, which are of wheels and that of the platen roll are substantially equal, and the record material may be advanced by either at the same rate of speed.

The shaft {and pin wheels l2 are located above to the platen roll. To confine the record material to a path substantially tangential to the pin The of the wheels 12, project through the slots 24 of th plates into operative engagement in the marginal holes. in the. strips 5. The guide plates I 23 are movable laterally with the wheels l2 ,to different positions along the shaft 8. When the 7 record materialis to be advanced by the frictional feeding means independently of the pin tabulating machine I ishere shown merely for illustrative purposes, and per seforms no partof the present invention, and that the present pin type feeding unit is readily applicable "to other recording machines,'including typewriters, bill-' ing and addressing machines, and analogous mechanisms, and is not, therefore, limited in this relatively spacedend plates 6 interconlocking "engagenient with studs l l located upon the frame of the imprinting machine I. The

I arrangement is such that by oscillating the-unit I frame upwardly about one pair of studs and comprises a unitary frame their connection upon the tie rod I to a position above the path of rotation of the pins l3, whereby the record material is held out of engagement therewith. In order to confine the record material to a path of travel coincident with the guide plates 23, slotted retainer arms 25, which like the said guide plates, are mounted on the tiered l for to and from sliding adjustment and. for oscillatory motion thereabout. when in their adjusted positions, both-the guide plates and the retainer arms are secured'upon the tie rod 1 by set screws 21. when in normal operative position, the retainer arms 25,0verlie the guide plates 23 with their slots 7 26 in registry with the slots 24 of the guide plates. The pins I: of the pin wheels l2 project through the guide plate slots 24 and thence through the marginal holes I in the record misterial and into the slots 28 of the retainer Interconnecting the end plates 8 of the frame beneath the pin wheels I2 is an arcuate guard plate or pan 28 which prevents interference of the incoming record material and the bottoms of the pin wheels, and also provides a stop or rest against which the free ends of the record material guides 23 engage when in position to enable the material to be fed by the pin wheels I2. Mounted on the transverse tie rod 8 beneath the guard plate 28 are laterally adjustable fingers "secured in adjusted position by set screws 30,

by which the incoming record material is, confined to a prescribed path of travel.

The overlying strip retaining arm 25 is provided with a terminal enlargement or lug 3| engageable with the guide plate 23 beyond the mar-- gin of the record material to hold the retainer in spaced relation suflicient to permit free movement of the record material intermediate the guide plate 23 and retainer arm 25.

Instead of directing the incoming record material'over the usual paper guide 4, it may be more desirable and convenient to direct the record material supply beneath the paper guide, as shown in Fig. 7..

In Fig. 8 is illustrated a modification wherein a single continuous slotted record material guide plate 23a performs substantially all the-functions and serves approximately all purposes of the separate laterally adjustable strip guides 23. The plate 23a of Fig. 8 extends approximately the full width of the feeding unit frame and like the separate guide plates 23 is pivoted upon the transverse tie rod l 'for oscillatory adjustment,

and when in operative relation with the pin wheels the guide plate rests upon the'margin of relation with-the pin wheel, through the slot of Having thus described my invention, I claim:

' l 1. A strip feeding apparatus fora writing or I imprinting machine, a frame including side plates engageable with the writing or imprinting machine, tie rods interconnecting. the side plates, 9. revoluble shaft mounted in the side .plates, a pin wheel on the revoluble shaft and engageable in longitudinally spaced holes in continuous'strips of record material to be advanced past the impression receiving position of the machine, a slotted guide plate for the record material-pivotally mounted on the frame in overlying which the pins of said pin wheel project into engagement with the record material, said guide plate being adjustable to direct the record material past the pin wheel without engagement thereby, and a retaining member also pivotally mounted on the frame andextending into overlapping relation with the slotted guide plate between which retaim'ng member and the guide plate the record material is advanced, a guard member supported on said frame beneath the pin wheel and preventing interference of the pin wheel with incoming record material, and lateral guide members upon a tie rod beneath-the guard between which the incoming record material advances for directing the incoming record material into position to be subsequently engaged by the pin wheel.

2. A strip feeding attachment for a writing or imprinting machine, including a frame comprising side plates engageable with the writing or imprinting machine and interconnected into a the guard pan 28. The record material guide plate 23a' is slotted at spaced intervals at 24a to enable the pin wheels H to be variously positioned to accommodate material of different widths, or to enable the material to be directed in different paths of travel. To enable the strip retainer arms 25 to be laterally adjusted relative to the continuous plate 23a to accommodate material of different widths, the hold down or retainer arms are mounted for lateral shifting and.

oscillatory motion on a separate transverse rod la parallel with the tie rod I upon which the guide plate is mounted.

Fingers 32 attached in spaced relation to'the outer faces of theendplates 6 of the frame engage in straddle relation with the side frames ,of the writing or imprinting apparatus to detachably hold the frame in its operative position thereon,

- From the above description it will be apparent that there is thus provided a device of the character described possessing the particular features of advantage before enumerated as desirable,'but which obviously is susceptible of modification in its form, proportions, detail construction and arrangement'of parts without departing from the principle involved or sacrificing any of its advantages.

While in order to comply with the statute, the invention has been described in language more 1 or less specific as to structural features, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific features shown, but that the means 'and construction herein disclosed comprise the preferred form of several modes of putting" the invention into effect, and the invention is therefore claimed in any of its forms or modifications within the-legitimate and valid scope of the appended claims.

unitary structure, configurations thereon for d8? tachable engagement with the machine, a rotary shaft mounted on said side frames, a pin wheel axially adjustable. on said shaft and engageable in longitudinally spacedholes in a strip of rec-v ord material to be advanced past a legend receiving position of said machine, a slotted guide for the record material adjustably mounted on I the frame for to and fro lateral adjustment, through the slot 'of which the pins of said pin,

whee'l project into engagement with the record a for record material overlying the pin wheel.

through the slot of which the pins of said pin wheel project into engagement with the record material, said guide plate being adjustable to and from the pin wheel in a direction parallel to the plane of rotation thereof whereby said guide plate may be made to direct the record material in a path wherein it is engaged by the pin wheel or alternatively in a path beyond the range of operation of the pin wheel wherein it is not engaged thereby, and a retaining member overlying the slotted guide in its diflerentpositions of adjustment.

4. A strip feeding attachment for a writing or imprinting machine, including a frame detachably engageable with the machine, a revol-.- uble shaft mounted therein, driving means for actuating the shaft in synchronism with the actuation of the machine, a pin wheel on said shaft venting interference of the pin wheel with such incoming record material, a guide rod in said frame beneath the arcuate plate over which. the incoming record material is advanced and lateral stops on said rod substantially coincident with the margins of the incoming record material directing the record material into position to be subsequently engaged by the pinwheel.

5. A record material feeding attachment for a writing or imprinting machine having a rotary platen roll, including a frame supportable upon the machine, an axially adjustable pin wheel mounted therein in elevated rearwardly disposed relation with the platen roll of the machine, an

platen roll about which the record material is advanced, an axially adjustable pin wheel mounted on said frame in elevated rearwardly offset relation with the platen roll in the direction in which the record material is advanced, an

upwardly and rearwardly inclined slotted guide plate disposed in substantially tangential relation with the pin wheel having therein a plurality of upwardly and rearwardly directed relatively spaced parallel slots through either one of whichthe pinsof said pin wheel may be projected into engagement in spaced holes in: the

. record material by relative axial adjustment of upwardly and rearwardly inclined slotted guide plate mounted on the fraine for both oscillatory and lateral bodily shifting movement, and an adjustable retainer member overlying the guide plate, the pin wheel, guide plate and retainer member being'adjustable transversely of the path of. travel of the record material to accommodate material of different widths or differently disposed relative to the machine, and driving means for actuating the pin wheel in synchronism with the rotation-of the machine platen.

6. A record material feeding attachment for.

a writing or imprinting machine having a platen roll, including a frame supportable upon the machine, a pin wheel mounted in said frame in elevated rearwardly offset relation with the platen roll in the direction of advancement of the rec-.

ord material, a rearwardly and upwardly inclined guide plate for the record material disposed in substantially tangential relation with the pin wheel through the slot of which the pins of said 7. A record material feeding attachment for a.

- thence substantially tangential to the platen roll,

writing or imprinting machine having a. platen roll, including a frame supportable upon the machine, a pin wheel mounted in said frame in elevated rearwardly offset relation with the record material, said slotted guide plate being adjustable relative to the pin wheel in a direction parallel to the plane of rotation of the pin wheel to thereby optionallyguide the record material into or out of engaging relation with the pin wheeljafid driving means for actuating the pin wheel in synchronism with the machine.

8. A record material feeding'attachment for a writing or imprinting machine having a rotary the pin wheel, a pivotal mounting for the guide plate on said frame about which the plate is capable of oscillatory adjustment to guide the record material into or beyond the range of action of the pin wheel at the will of the operator, said pin wheel being axially adjustable relative to the slotted plate to enable engagement of the pin wheel with the record material through either one of a. plurality of said slots, aretainer member overlying the'pin wheel in its difierentpositions of adjustment and maintaining operative engagement of the record material with the pin wheel, and driving means for actuatingthe pin wheel by operation of the machine;- t

9. A record material feeding apparatus for a writing or imprinting machine having a platen roll about which the record material is advanced, a pin wheel mounted in elevated relation above and ofiset relative to the platen roll in the direction of advancement of the record material, a record material guide member inclined upwardly and rearwardly in. a plane substantially tangential to the pin wheel, beyond the plane of which the pins of the pin wheel project into feeding engagement in. longitudinally spaced holes in the record material, and a pivotal mounting for the guide member about which the guide member is swingingly adjustable in a plane parallel to the plane of rotation of the pin wheel by which the record material may be directed optionally into engaging relation with thepin wheel or through a path wherein the record material avoids engagement with the pin wheel;- I

10. An-attachment for a writing-or imprintin apparatus wherein record materialis advanced about a rotary platen roll and past an imprinting position, including a pin type feeding device for advancing the record material about the platen roll and past the imprinting position and including a frame comprising end plates detachably engageable with the frame of the writing or imprinting apparatus, spaced transverse tie rods interconnecting the end plates, a transverse shaft pivoted in the end plates, a, pair of pin wheels mounted on said shaft, an upwardly and rearwardly inclined guide plate pivotally mounted on the frame by which the advanced portion of the record material is supported during advancement and by which it is directed, said guide plate being normally disposed in substantially tangential relation with the pin wheels and movable thence to a position above the pin wheels, and having plural slots therein through different slots of which the peripheries of the pin wheels may optionally project, and adjustable slotted retainer arms overlying the slotted guide plate and movable relative thereto into'registry with different slots of the plate.

11. A record material feeding attachment for a writing or imprinting machine-having a platen roll, including a frame supportable upon the magaseous platen roll mounted in said frame in elevated rearwardly oflset relation with the platen rollin the direction of advancement oi the record material, a rearwardly and upwardly inclined slotted 7 guide plate by which the-record material is supported and guided in substantially tangential relation with the pin wheel through the slot of which the pins of said pin wheel may project into engagement in longitudinally spaced feed holes in the record material, a support upon which said slotted guide plate is adjustably mounted for movement relative to the pin wheel to optionally guide the record material within range of operation of the pin wheel or beyond such range of operation at the will 01' the operator, and means for retaining said slotted guide plate in its adjusted position.

12. A record material feeding attachment for writing or imprinting machine,-havinga platen roll about which the material is advanced, including a supporting frame mountable upon the machine, a rotarypin' 'wheelmounted on said frame. an upwardly and rearwardly inclined siotted'guide'for the record material disposed in substantially tangential relation with the pin wheel through the slot of which the pins or said pin wheel may proiectinto feedingengagement in holes in the reoordmaterial, a guard beneath the pin'whcel substantially concentric therewith, and driving means for rotating'the pin wheel in unison with actuation of the platen roll of the .machine s. a record material feeding device for a recording apparatus, including amovable pin type feeding device engageable in "longitudinally spaced holes in alength of recording material forp advancingtherecordmaterlal pasta position, a pair of overlapping guide members between which. the record material is advanced, and through a slot in one of i which the pin type feeding device projects into operative engagement with the record material,

at least one of said guide members being pivoted for swinging movement into and out of operative relation with the pin type feeding device in a plane substantially parallel with the path of movement oi the record material. a

14. A record material feeding device for a r cording apparatus, including a movable pin type feeding device engageable in longitudinally spaced holes in a length of recording material for progressively advancing the record material past a recording position, a guide member therefor relative to which the record material is advanced, and a laterally oflset pivotal connection for the guide member from which the guide extends in lapping'relation with the record material and about which the. guide is swingingly adjustable in a plane parallel with the direction of movement of the record material.

15. A record material feeding device for a recording apparatus, including a movable pin type feeding device engageabie in longitudinally spaced holes in a length of recording material for proressively advancing the record material past a recording pomtion, a pair of guide members disposed in overlapping relation with each other and with the record material which is advanced there- 'between, and oifset hinge connections for the -guide members beyond the margin of the record 

